Who owns your block
1600 block of S 2nd St
A mixed-ownership block: 40% owner-occupied, 15% investor-held, with 2 homes behind $322 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 75% since 2016, now about $359K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.
The makeup of the block
Every home, plotted by size and assessed value — press play and watch the block reprice from 2016 to 2027. One bubble per house (area = lot size), colored by who owns it; a gold ring marks tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Tax-abated
- Bubble = lot size
- → bigger interior · ↑ higher value
Assessed values from the city's year-by-year assessment record — a proxy for price, lumpy in reassessment years.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $359K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $359K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 18% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 52 reported crimes (6 violent) and 318 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.
Schools
The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.
Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.
What it's worth, and where taxes are going
- $359K typical home, up +75% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,732 to $4,670 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $18M assessed, $193,635/yr to the city, about $4,841 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +75% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +71% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1632 S 2nd St is assessed at $907K but pays $2,538 a year — about 20% of the $12,689 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.
Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $175 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.
Return is from assessed-value history (a proxy for market price, lumpy in reassessment years); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 29 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 40 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 6
- Absentee individual 16
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Vaccone Joseph, carries 1 open violation across 13 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Vaccone (individual) | 4 | 13 | $5.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| John Bowers (individual) | 2 | 6 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Urban Real Estate Investment Inc | 4 | 4 | $3.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Greenwich Corp | 2 | 2 | $790K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 40 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).
Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2013). | Vacant | $155K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1601-03 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $1.2M | —/— | 4,935 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1602 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2014); 2 L&I violations (2016). | Owner-occupied | $198K | —/— | 2,000 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1604 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $198K | —/— | 2,000 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 1605 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2014. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $332K | 3/1 | 1,650 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1606 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $359K | 4/1 | 1,800 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1607 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $351K | 4/1 | 1,650 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1608 S 2ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $359K | 4/2 | 1,800 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1609 S 2ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $60K in 2004, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $505K in 2008 (+742%). | Absentee individual | $356K | 4/2 | 2,013 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1610 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $343K | 3/1 | 1,456 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1611 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $235K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $540K | 3/2 | 1,800 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1612 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $344K | 3/1 | 1,468 | 1918 | 1 | abated |
| 1613 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $64K in 2002 → $235K in 2003 (+267%). | Owner-occupied | $399K | 3/2 | 1,725 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1614 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $345K in 2013. Owner pulled a use permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $407K | 5/3 | 2,004 | 1921 | 1 | rented |
| 1615 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $522K | 5/4 | 1,696 | 1960 | 0 | rented |
| 1616 S 2ND ST History2 L&I violations (2008). | Owner-occupied | $286K | —/— | 1,945 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1617 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $55K in 2000 → $60K in 2002 (+9%). | Absentee individual | $345K | 3/1 | 1,870 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1618 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit. | Investor / LLC | $389K | 4/2 | 2,160 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1619 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $321K | 2/2 | 1,560 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1620 S 2ND ST | Investor / LLC | $401K | 4/2 | 2,280 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1621 S 2ND ST History2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018). | Vacant | $120K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1622 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $68K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $537K | 4/2 | 1,971 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1623 S 2ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $125K in 2002 → $20K in 2003 (-84%). | Owner-occupied | $323K | 5/1 | 1,350 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1624 S 2ND ST New constructionBought for $55K in 2011, built new under a 2012 permit. | Absentee individual | $419K | 4/3 | 2,334 | 2013 | 1 | rented |
| 1625 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $337K | —/— | 2,295 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1626 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $335K | 4/2 | 1,690 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 1627 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2017). | Owner-occupied | $324K | —/— | 2,203 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1628-30 S 2ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $881K | —/— | 4,550 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1629 S 2ND ST Renovated & sold onBought for $200K in 2021, addition and/or alterations permit in 2022, sold for $385K in 2023 (+93%). | Owner-occupied | $489K | 3/2 | 1,635 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1631 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $312K | 4/2 | 1,635 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1632 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $907K | 4/— | 2,790 | 2024 | 0 | abated |
| 1633 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $295K | 3/3 | 1,350 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1634 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $857K | 4/— | 2,580 | 2024 | 0 | abated |
| 1635 S 2ND ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2011. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $424K | 4/2 | 2,088 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1636 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $866K | 4/— | 2,580 | 2024 | 0 | abated |
| 1637 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $268K | 3/1 | 885 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1638 S 2ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $760K in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $880K | 4/— | 2,655 | 2024 | 1 | abated |
| 1639 S 2ND ST Historysold $70K (2001); 4 L&I violations (2011); 7 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $467K | 5/4 | 2,850 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1641 S 2ND ST | Owner-occupied | $551K | 3/2 | 2,250 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1643 S 2ND ST | Absentee individual | $617K | —/— | 2,490 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)